Steve Martin Caro

Steve Martin Caro

Steve Martin Caro, born Carmelo Esteban Martin Caro (October 12, 1948), was originally known as Steve Martin. He was the lead singer of the band The Left Banke. He added his family surname Caro in the 1980s to avoid confusion with Steve Martin, the famous comedian-actor of the same name.

Known for his strong high voice and melancholy sound, Steve Martin Caro scored with chart hits "Walk Away Renee", "Pretty Ballerina" and "Desiree" in the 1966-68 period.

Always an influence but never a mainstream star, Martin Caro never quite lived up to his vast potential, but it must be said he has contributed fine lasting work to popular music, and remains respected by many contemporary musicians.

Steve Martin Caro is the son of flamenco guitarist/vocalist Sarita Heredia.

Steve Martin Caro sings lead Vocal on two tracks on Charly Cazalet - Rough Mix NYC that was released in June 2005 on cdbaby.com.

Steve Martin Caro´s Story 1985

"I met Michael through Tommy, actually. I was working with George Cameron downtown in the Village. Tommy Finn was standing in front of the City Squire, and we hung around for a little bit because there was a big commotion down the street ‘cuz The Rolling Stones were there. One day I went up to Harry’s studio. Tommy had mentioned coming up to sing. I made an appointment, and I went up. I just hung around the studio and was introduced to Harry. He said, “Hi, how ya doin,’” and nothing happened. But we made an appointment to go back there. George and l had been bumming around Broadway together tryin’ to get a deal, so we made an appointment to go back up and together we met Michael Brown.

"Looking back, The Left Banke was only a positive experience for a few months. Mostly it was negatives – bad management, bad vibes. The initial talent was there on my part; I gave it all I had, but I came from European ancestry and I wasn’t ready for New York in the sense of everyone lyin’ and cheatin’. The way we did things in Europe wasn’t cut-throat. I don’t want to mention any names, but here were several people in the organization who were not looking out after my best interests.

"The only thing between us and the door to success – if you study the Left Banke history – was a succession of constant negative output not only on behalf of the members, but just bad vibes all around.""I’m not a bad person, I’m just average, I don’t go out of my way to hurt anybody. And I’m not a slick operator either. But there were people in New York who just tore me apart. Nobody ever treated me fairly, nobody gave me a fair shake. I’m not retired. I plan to regain my rightful place in the music industry; a lot of people wanna work with me. I never asked for any publicity, I never bother anybody, I never want anything from anybody, but people call me all the time. I’ll never work with The Left Banke or any people from the past again."

External links

* [http://www.leftbanke.nu LeftBanke.nu] Left Banke Fansite with videos, pictures, discography, Leftbankeisms, and more


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